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Shooting scene at West Street and Grand Street on February 22, 2013. / Valerie Mosley/News-Leader

A man involved in a shootout that injured a Springfield police detective this morning was later shot dead outside a house in a gun battle with police.

In the encounter, the detective was grazed by a bullet while serving a search warrant at 2506 West Grand, but the detective returned fire and struck the suspect, authorities say.

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At 11:30 a.m., authorities confirmed the suspect was dead, and a source involved in the case said the man’s body was lying outside the house. Two other people were taken in for questioning. A police camera robot was used to examine the scene and surrounding buildings.

Repeated bouts of gunfire were heard around 8:30 a.m. near a residence at 2506 West Grand, as police evacuated people and media from the scene and ordered others to stay in their homes.

King said at a news conference the detective was not wearing a protective vest, but was grazed by a bullet and was later treated at the scene.

A police command center has been established north of where the shooting occurred. Numerous officers armed with assault rifles were on the scene, staying behind buildings as the situation developed. Shortly before 1 p.m., City spokeswoman Cora Scott said police are continuing to search nearby buildings.

A log indicates police were called to the Grand Street address at 2:25 a.m. to “check person.” It’s not immediately clear if that call is related to this morning’s shooting.

However, one person interviewed at the scene who was reluctant to give her name said there were a handful of police in the area since about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

As the event unfolded, News-Leader reporter Kathryn Wall said she and photo editor Dean Curtis were evacuated from a vehicle into a building after the second round of gunfire near the house at about 8:30 a.m. They were later forced to move out the back of the building, farther away from the gunfire.

Laurie Cole, resident of The Lodges, also said shots rang out at about 8:30 this morning.

She said the shots came in rapid succession. She estimated the volleys went on for about a minute.

More than 30 police officers responded to the scene, some armed with rifles.

At one point, a large number of officers were creating an arc along Grand Street, in defensive crouches behind vehicles and buildings.

One group of officers was huddled behind a commercial building on the north side of that building, trying to stay out of a potential line of fire.

Patrick Virden was making a delivery to a nearby nursing home for Springfield Grocer when he heard gunfire.

“We heard the shots,” Virden said. “It sounded like two shots and then semi-automatic.”

More than four hours later, Virden and his truck were still at the scene. He couldn't move his truck.

C.S. Lindsey, the owner of a nearby mobile home community, said she has called police repeatedly about problems at the green structure. It wasn’t immediately clear if it is a warehouse or residence.

“Many, many, many times I’ve called the police about them,” Lindsey said. “It’s been nothing but trouble.”